Improvement in folding-lounges



UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

WILLIAM PRUFROOK, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

` IMPROVEMENT IN FOLDING-LOUNGES.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, WILLIAM PRUEROCK, of St. Louis, in the county ofSt. Louis -and State of Missouri, have Ainvented certain Improvements inFolding-Lounges, of which the following is a specication My inventionrelates to the combination of a bolt and loop in order to secure theouter part of the head-piece to the body and still preserve themovableness of the former.

Figure I is a front elevation of a lounge embodying my invention. Fig.II is a side elevation of the same. Fig. III shows the back of the same.Fig. IV is the bolt and loop connecting the headpiece and body at theouter edge.

A is the body of. the lounge; B, the movable head-piece, of which theinside part is hinged horizontally to the body and the outsidevertically to the inside. C is a sliding gauge, which can be detachedfrom the head-piece whenever the back ofthe lounge is to be taken off.It Will be attached as high as possible to the head-piece therebyincreasing its stability to such an extent that a similar slide on theoutside of the headpiece can be dispensed with. D is arod passing intothe frame otl the lounge When folded together when unfolded it is drawnout so that a loop at its end comes in a line with the center of thehorizontal hinges of the head-piece. Then the bolt E is turned out byineansiofla little knob, seen in Fig. I on the head-piece B and in Fig.IV in detail. The rod D turns aside on a hinge, th us enabling it topass on the bolt E, Where it is held by a little side hook.

l claim as my invention- The combination of the rod D and bolt E,substantially as and for the purpose hereintofore set forth.

WM. PRUFROGK.

Witnesses:

FR.. HANPETER, FRED. BALDIGER.

